Home Care for Veterans

The need for personalized senior care is a major concern for the growing population of aging veterans across the country. Older adults may need assistance with daily activities such as meal preparation, light housekeeping, or personal care. Many military veterans suffer from service-connected disabilities, or from chronic conditions that are unrelated to their military service. Home health care services are often the best type of care to help seniors retain a high quality of life, without the need to move to community living centers.

When you or a loved one needs long-term care services, the heavy financial burden can sometimes be the biggest hurdle. Veterans and their families are not always aware that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has a veterans home care program that can help them get care without any out of pocket expense. These benefits are available to all enrolled veterans and their surviving spouses.

Visiting Angels of San Angelo, TX works with VA benefits to help eligible veterans access VA programs to cover their in-home care costs. Personal care services, home health aide services, homemaking services, and long term care can all be covered by VA home care programs. We offer a wide range of home care services and will work closely with your VA health care providers to ensure that your care needs are met, in the comfort of your home.

Home health aides and home care providers also offer respite care services to give family caregivers a much needed break and time to attend to other responsibilities. Visiting Angels works with several important VA home health care programs. Our professional caregivers offer various levels of care, depending on your need.

VA Home Care Benefits

The Aid and Attendance benefit provides financial assistance to veterans and their surviving spouses who require the ongoing "aid and attendance" of another person to perform activities of daily living. This benefit is for those that need help with everyday care tasks, are bed-bound, live in a nursing home, or have limited vision. If a veteran needs to spend most of their time at home due to a permanent disability, they may qualify for “Housebound” benefits.

Community Care Network benefits may be able to help with home-health care costs. A service care coordinator is assigned to qualified veterans; the coordinator determines how many weekly care hours the veteran will need, and will also assist the family to connect with area providers.

San Angelo’s Veteran Care Community

In San Angelo we love partnering with our friends at Abilene Vet Center, Abilene VA Regional Benefit Office, VA Website for HHA and many others as we provide excellent veteran services.

Who Can Qualify for FREE HOME CARE in San Angelo, TX?

All veterans enrolled with the VA are eligible for these benefits; they are part of the VA Standard Medical Benefits Package. The veteran’s disability does not need to be service related and there is no income threshold to qualify for some benefits. Other programs may require a copayment based on income guidelines.

Veterans in San Angelo, TX may qualify for free in-home care if the meet the following criteria:

• They served in active military service and their separation/discharge was under any condition other than dishonorable.
• They are a current or former member of the Reserves or National Guard who were called to active duty (other than for training only) by a federal order. They must have completed the entire time frame for which they were called.

Visiting Angels can help navigate every step of this process, including the complicated and lengthy application process. These benefits are here to help veterans remain comfortable and cared for in their own homes, reducing the need for institutionalized care.

To avoid potentially having to pay out of pocket while you wait for benefits to be approved, it's always better to apply before assistance is needed, so reach out to us today!

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